Denmark vs Norway: Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 581,238 National currency against 90,924 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 490,314 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 6.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -13,292 National currency | 58,200 National currency | 71,492 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 35,798 National currency | 271,395 National currency | 235,597 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,307 National currency | 264,971 National currency | 263,664 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 86,744 National currency | 653,664 National currency | 566,920 National currency | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 581,238 National currency against 90,924 National currency in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators between Denmark and Norway?
- 490,314 National currency, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Balancing items) — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents the full sequence of non-financial accounts for the General Government sector and its sub-sectors from the production account to the capital account. It shows the balancing items and is designed to be used in conjunction with the tables entitled ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue)’ and ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Expenditure)’. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter in order to view the full sequence of non-financial accounts. Alternatively, specific lines within the sequence can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter to compare this item for combinations of sectors, countries and time periods. It is also possible to select the government sub-sectors – central, local and state (regional) government and social security funds – using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter.These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE12 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org